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Friday, September 18, 2015

Description: The back
cover tells us that Dixie Hemingway, the protagonist, witnesses a
head-on collision, and she pulls one of the drivers from the car just
before it explodes. She then proceeds to a local bookstore, where
she meets the proprietor and his cat. The next day, Dixie learns the
driver claims he is her husband, and the store proprietor and his cat
have disappeared.

Plot: The book is a
light, fun read and moves quickly. The storyline is sufficiently
complicated to make for an interesting read. It was a who-done-it
and a how-done-it. I had a vague inkling of the “who”, no clue
as to the “how”. The end included a high-tension, scary
predicament and a satisfying twist.

Characterization: The
characters are very well-developed and nuanced. I wanted Dixie to
succeed, and had concerns on how she would pull it off.

Setting: One of the
Florida Key islands. The descriptions were very good, I was able to
picture every scene without it being over-described.

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I took and passed the California Bar Examination back in the dark ages when we chiseled our answers on stone tablets by candlelight while ducking dinosaur feet. My first "job" was as a contract appearance attorney, highlighted in my current work-in-progress [hopefully published one day] tentatively called Not a Mother. After several years, I ran face-first into my mid-life crisis and accepted a real job as a real attorney [read: not self-employed] with a mid-size firm. I was laid off after three years and found a new job with a small California-only firm. I practice law, heavy emphasis on the word practice, as a trial attorney in Southern California. I enjoy being a lawyer and so far I enjoy writing about it.